2000 Washington Mystics season
WNBA team season
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The 2000 WNBA season was the third season for the Washington Mystics. The team clinched their first WNBA Playoff berth, eventually losing in a sweep to the New York Liberty.
Head coachNancy Darsch (fired Jul. 14, 9–11 record)
Darrell Walker (interim, 5–7 record)
Darrell Walker (interim, 5–7 record)
ArenaMCI Center
Record14–18 (.438)
Place4th (Eastern)
| 2000 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nancy Darsch (fired Jul. 14, 9–11 record) Darrell Walker (interim, 5–7 record) |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–18 (.438) |
| Place | 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to New York Liberty |
Transactions
Indiana Fever expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Washington Mystics:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Nyree Roberts |  United States |
Old Dominion |
| Rita Williams | United States |
UConn |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tausha Mills | United States |
Chicago Condors |
| 2 | 18 | Tonya Washington | United States |
Florida |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | Lost Nyree Roberts and Rita Williams to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft[1] |
| January 19, 2000 | Traded Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd Round Pick to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Vicky Bullett[1] |
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Tausha Mills and Tonya Washington in the 2000 WNBA draft[1] |
| May 2, 2000 | Signed Beth Cunningham, Denique Graves, Itoro Coleman, Keisha Anderson, Kellie Harper, Michelle Campbell and Nakia Sanford[1] |
| May 11, 2000 | Waived Denique Graves and Itoro Coleman[1] |
| May 12, 2000 | Waived Penny Moore[1] |
| May 25, 2000 | Signed Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts[1] |
| May 28, 2000 | Waived Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts[1] |
| July 14, 2000 | Fired Head Coach Nancy Darsch[1] |
| Hired Darrell Walker as Interim Head Coach[1] | |
| July 27, 2000 | Signed Renee Robinson[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Liberty x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | – |
| Cleveland Rockers x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13–8 | 3.0 |
| Orlando Miracle x | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13–8 | 4.0 |
| Washington Mystics x | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13–8 | 6.0 |
| Detroit Shock o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10–11 | 6.0 |
| Miami Sol o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 7.0 |
| Indiana Fever o | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7–14 | 11.0 |
| Charlotte Sting o | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5–16 | 12.0 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
| PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 32 | 32 | 35.3 | .465 | .256 | .680 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 17.5 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | .486 | .324 | .714 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .434 | .331 | .769 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.5 |
| Murriel Page | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .590 | N/A | .565 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| Andrea Nagy | 23 | 23 | 30.2 | .392 | .359 | .808 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Keisha Anderson | 30 | 9 | 14.5 | .426 | .375 | .778 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Tausha Mills | 31 | 0 | 9.5 | .438 | N/A | .745 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Markita Aldridge | 29 | 0 | 9.4 | .463 | .500 | .318 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Beth Cunningham | 21 | 0 | 9.4 | .250 | .243 | .842 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Heather Owen | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | .250 | N/A | N/A | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Tonya Washington | 19 | 0 | 5.4 | .276 | .429 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Michelle Campbell | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .400 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Renee Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season